Courage to Be Honest - On Stage with Ricky Gervais

The inaugural episode of #ThePoetryOfReality is finally here! Join me & Ricky Gervais, actor, writer, irreverent comedian & poignant tragedian. CFI gave him the 2019 Richard Dawkins Award. Then I had an on-stage conversation with him & Richard Wiseman, psychologist, comedian & conjuror. Lots of laughs, lots to think about. See for yourself.
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00:00:00 Prologue
00:01:26 Introduction
00:12:13 Start of Discussion
00:08:04 The Reward Of Living A Good Life And Ricky's Belief In Kindness
00:12:32 Ricky Gervais: Confronting Evil With Humor
00:17:07 Fear Of Eternity, Not Death
00:20:41 Analogies And Crocodiles
00:26:46 Cloning Mammoths: An Ethical Dilemma
00:31:19 Atheism Perception And Personal Boundaries
00:37:00 The Debate On The Existence Of God And The Category Mistake
00:40:16 The Importance Of Honesty And Bravery In Comedy
00:45:11 Author's Thoughts On Their Books And Most Original Contribution
00:50:34 US vs UK
00:51:51 Why are Comedians less Religious?
00:56:50 Marketing Science

[@MrX-he1pp]

I love Ricky calling out the category error on belief vs. knowledge.

[@somainswakadoad5684]

the guy hosting isn't given enough credit for being that funny, hes keeping up with the comedian. impressive.

[@picitnew]

And he's deeply religious himself. So I'm really impressed on how he performed as a host.

[@legopunk2655]

I actually enjoyed how much he is enjoying himself. He has an infectious laugh.

[@tonysahagun8665]

Brilliant! 54:13 @@picitnew

[@danielsmith1202]

@@picitneware you saying Dawkins is religious?! 😂

[@picitnew]

@@danielsmith1202 The host, not Dawkins 😉

[@7quidstudio]

So great watching very sane humans on the internet for a change ❤

[@schiiirm]

Rather than some fake influencer that whores themselves for likes

[@SgtBaker-ol9vv]

Agreed

[@mahatmacote6478]

Sane. Indeed, sanity is the scary word for the unreasoning and unreasonable.

[@teekay9886]

Richards introduction of Ricky had me in tears a little bit... Such respect and kindness.... ❤

[@Chloepickle15]

It was beautiful. Such love and respect

[@aravinds614]

"It could make it's own custard" My man is a witty as hell🤣🔥❤️

[@JoshuaSmithit]

Richard definitely helped me work my way out of the religious stranglehold in the bible belt that is the South. Love you, Richard.

[@hellabella8295]

You are one brave individual.. I’m an Aussie and the fanatical south of America is INSANE.. those evangelists are extremists and money hungry parasites.. we have a few here and it’s astounding people buy their crap.. the leaders are SUPER RICH AND SHOW IT.. and the sheep don’t wake up..

[@hellabella8295]

Congrats getting away from the brainwashing.. it’s enlightening to think for ourselves.. and be the best possible people we can be without the fear of hell or whatever.. and are happy every single day.. because life is so damn short..

[@ChuckChuckWood]

"If you don't know the answer Richard just say so" that was hilarious 😂

[@ankyspon1701]

Dawkins cannot explain anything, listen to him try; "we think, it might have, it must have, it could have, possibly, perhaps, probably, maybe, random luck etc etc" Dawkins is a clueless unscientific waffler

[@ChuckChuckWood]

@@ankyspon1701 Dawkins is/was one of the world's most respected evolutionary biologists. He's made great contributions to the field and his work has been cited tens of thousands of times in published academic research. This was long before he had anything to say on religion. You obviously disapprove of him, but to say he's clueless and unscientific honestly just signals that you don't know anything about his work or the scientific method.

[@ankyspon1701]

@@ChuckChuckWood Incorrect, Dawkins has contributed nothing to further the science of evolution and the citations you refer to are almost entirely related to his books, such as the Selfish Gene, which are, along with all his other works, nothing more than speculative over simplifications of the evolutionary process, not scientific papers! Dawkins has never done any experiments nor work to prove evolution is anything other than a weak theory. A theory is only an idea, if it were not, then we'd also have to believe the crackpot flat earth theory. Are you aware Darwin was not a scientist? Darwin dropped out of school, college, medical school and theological college (basically he failed every educational establishment he attended and has no qualifications in anything) and was such an embarrassment to his father, he bundled Charles onto the Beagle to collect bird samples for local wealthy collectors. It was not until years later, with nothing better to do that Darwin, being acquainted with Huxley and several other atheists, decided to put together a book giving his own opinion on a theory of evolution, based upon his own erroneous opinion on a few finches. Darwin had no idea how complex the 'simple' cell was or is now, indeed if Darwin knew what Dawkins currently knows about the complexity of the cell, I'm certain Darwin would not have released his theory. Darwin thought the cell was a smudge, he had no idea about organelles, RNA or DNA, enzymes, protein machines, active transport or the Krebs cycle etc etc, had he done so he would never have believed in evolution. Darwin also stated that the Cambrian explosion disproved his own theory, I'm therefore also certain had Darwin known about the Avalon, Devonian and other 9 great explosions of life, where fully formed plants, insects, fish reptiles and mammals spontaneously appear in the fossil record with no sign of evolution or a common ancestor, Darwin would have never even written on the origin of species. Darwin's work is nothing more than a theory, written by an unscientific person with nothing better to do and no real understanding of biology to base his theory on. Dawkins knows Darwin's theory cannot be proved yet continues to promote it, due to his own hatred of religion. In the 50's Miller Urey falsified their experiment to create the precursors of life in the lab, yet were awarded a noble prize. Dawkins knows life cannot come from non life, ie dead non-living chemicals cannot become alive, and has never once attempted to reproduce that simple experiment himself, because he knows it is impossible, yet Dawkins quotes Miller Urey at every opportunity. Watch Dawkins' latest video where he talks to the school kids and see how Dawkins first evades what he calls the 'difficult questions' when asked about the Krebs cycle, and then later changes a question another girl asks ( how could the heart evolve) instead asking her ' I suppose you want to know how can we live with half of something, half a heart, half an eye etc '! No Dawkins she didn't ask that, the children were asking how irreducibly complex chemical processes within cells, or the actual organs themselves could 'evolve' over time, when they only work as they do. Or how can we know what Denisovans looked like when we only have a few fingers and a jaw bone?! Of course Dawkins avoids such 'difficult' questions because they cannot be answered or explained by evolution. Dawkins is not that scientific, he's just a biologist, not a chemist, so he fails to comprehend the complexities of the chemical processes needed to create proteins and enzymes and even DNA. Dawkins limit is over simplifying evolution for children, such as his favourite organ the eye. Dawkins smugly tells his teenage audience that the eye 'could' have first begun 'perhaps' as a flap of clear skin which let in some light, which the first simple creature 'probably' responded to! Dawkins seems to forget that in order for the creature to respond to light, as well as the transparent flap, it would also need to spontaneously evolve a light receptor cell of some kind, along with an optic nerve connected from that receptor cell direct to the creatures brain and then a suitablly evolved brain area to interpret the light etc. The odds are impossible. Dawkins is an appalling scientist, which, as I eluded to in my previous post, is blatantly obvious in his poetic fantastical writing method and how he talks when attempting to describe Darwin's appallingly lacking theory, along with his own 'thoughts' on how things could have evolved. Have you ever listened to Dawkins or read any of his works? If so, simply note the abject lack of factual language when Dawkins attempts to describe how any physiological process or organ might, could or must have evolved! Here's just a few of the unscientific words Dawkins uses when attempting to perauade his audience that evolution is real; "perhaps, possibly, probably, it might have, it could have, it must have, we think, we assume, we can't be certain but we think, we aren't sure but we assume, it happened by sheer luck, by random chance, maybe, along with countless other unscientific vague terms. Have you ever listened to Dr James Tour, now he's a proper scientist, he doesn't write speculative books aimed at children and adults who know nothing about evolution they haven't seen in jurrassic park, Dr Tour is an eminent biochemist who has millions of citations for his own research papers aimed at scientists. In his own words, Dr Tour describes how abiogenesis, 'the emergence of life from a primordial soup is impossible, as is the process of evolution as described by Darwin and so vehemently promoted by Dawkins. Dawkins is an appalling scientist because he ignores the huge chasms (not little gaps) in evolution and would rather spend what few years he has left decrying religion, because he knows he can never prove evolution. Dawkins reputation only increased because the atheist movement needed a public figure to defend evolution and sadly when he dies, his works will quickly be forgotten. Do your research, if you only listen to Dawkins or watch jurrassic park, you'll never learn how complex the most simple cell is and how impossible abiogenesis or evolution are.

[@only1too]

@@ChuckChuckWood his scientific method is the the wannabe monkey boys woulda coulda shoulda theory. Guess you havent really understood how "what ifs" arent "scientific" method- just "faith" in self contrived "belief". And the latest greatest actual, in reproducable lab real time study of DNA and RNA are erroding the "monkey theory" like acid on butter..

[@jh7589]

​@@ankyspon1701just because you're confused, doesnt mean he isnt making sense

[@simondalzell5635]

Two of the Finest people on Earth. Dawkins and Gervais.

[@flurng]

I've always felt that comedy is perhaps the most honest relatable medium there is. Think about it: HOW MANY times have you heard someone say "It's funny because it's TRUE!"?

[@DarioMelkuhn]

The very old saying...Many a truth told in jest

[@blackwolfe638]

"here are the facts, take it or leave it" the older I get the more this is the way. I'm with Mr. Gervais, I'd rather just be honest.

[@crispyrobot77]

Richard, your KZbin channel is a *brain charging station* for brains wishing to receive factual data. It's a *beacon of light* for those looking for Truth in a typhoon of misinformation. Thank You Richard and to all those who help produce this channel.

[@ZX81v2]

Ricky, man you just made me laugh on one of the crappest days of my life. Thank you so very much.

[@wobla9699]

Hope you are OK 👍

[@AnavonRebeur]

Me too

[@Endeva09]

I hope life has improved for you!

[@cherylkines2076]

❤ So happy to find your podcast, Professor Dawkins. As a nurse, throughout my 40 year career, your words and writings have inspired me to be smarter and kinder than religion ever did.

[@briansmith3791]

It's not a straight choice between Religion and atheism. There is another way. The universal fine-tuning argument points to a Creator which is not, and cannot be, the God of Religion.

[@laurieharper1526]

@@briansmith3791 That's quite subtle, but you are still selling a the notion of a deity. A little worrying that you spell creator with a capital C.

[@briansmith3791]

@@laurieharper1526 I'm not selling anything, i'm relaying what physicists say about the Physical Constants. If you care to know, listen to Dawkins on 'fine-tuning' in the Poetry of Reality, 'Aliens, God..' ( 31 mins) The fine-tuning argument precludes any notion of a God of Religion but the argument must be addressed. Dawkins, unsurprisingly, denies a God is behind it all, but his 'solutions' are poor.

[@briansmith3791]

Is Dawkins 'selling' the notion of atheism?

[@laurieharper1526]

@@briansmith3791 Oh, you are selling it all right. As i said, you are attempting to be a little more subtle than the bible bashers, but the intention is the same. You have no more proof of a deity than Dawkins does that there isn't one. The difference between you is that he admits it (in this very video, no less). His position is that he considers it very probable that there isn't one.

[@michaelhoilman6897]

HAVE to give a shout out to the host. Witty, engaged, and knows when and when not to emphasize the current energy. Great job. And as always, Dawkins and Gervais are brilliant. How humble is Dawkins? I wish America had this level of self reflection. Cheers from NC. Yes, there are some of us left.

[@GungaLaGunga]

Afterlife was the most profound and incredible show I have ever, and probably will ever see. Thank you Ricky Gervais

[@tanniestienie7833]

I know!!! I was devastated when it finished! Absolutely incredible series!

[@schiiirm]

Extras was genius too.

[@ritafranco3020]

I love “if you don’t sin, then Jesus died for nothing.”

[@GungaLaGunga]

@@ritafranco3020 If Jesus works for you great. But, it's all just made up myths. Imaginary friends in the human psyche. Religion was a human attempt to explain the world around us, when we didn't understand anything. The discovery ofbiological evolution put an end to the mythology. But the lessons and parables of myths and religion still have value. So if it works for you, stick with it. But don't expect us secular people to participate anymore. No gods required. In order to love, you just have to be a human, and chose to love instead of hate. This is the one and only life we get. Ain't no dress reharsal for some imaginary afterlife heaven, living eternally like a vampire, no thanks. Better make this one life we get, good. Then back into the star dust elements from where I came, I shall go. And that's more than enough. I don't want to live forever. Infinity is a very long time. This, look around at the universe, is incredible enough, just to get this very short glimpse of it. I wish you that kind of peace and contentment, and if Jesus does that for you, don't fix what ain't broken.

[@PhantomFilmAustralia]

@@ritafranco3020"If religion is peaceful, and there are religious extremists, then these extremists would be extremely peaceful."

[@ericsarnoski6278]

I'm going to shamelessly steal that line. ......... " If people hadn't invented God, I wouldn't have to deny him !"

[@deanpd3402]

Your thoughts are not your own.

[@paulgregory777]

"The FOOL hath said in his heart, "There is no God!"'. (Psalm 14v1) The person who says it with their mouth, but knows in their heart there is a God ... is a liar. The person who actually believes it in their heart there is no God... is called a FOOL by God! Because only a FOOL can believe that you can have design without a DESIGNER and creation without a CREATOR! The whole of CREATION is proof of the CREATOR! The atheistic evolutionary 'concept' that "Nothing created something and something evolved into everything"... is simply delusional. Dawkins and Gervais will never eliminate the belief that there is a CREATOR God. So they are wasting their time as they try and PRETEND Good didn't exist! And if they really believe God doesn't exist, they are even bigger fools for wasting so much of their time arguing against something they don't believe exists, when they can't even prove there is no God. In fact Dawkins says he's an agnostic... not an atheist... because he can't prove God doesn't't exist. What a fool he is...

[@Combba6]

​@@deanpd3402Are yours?

[@FourDeuce01]

@@deanpd3402 Is that like saying “All your thoughts are belong to me.”?😂

[@JamesAlstonmemphis]

The world is not a spinning ball. Easily provable. I ask Yeshua to break the spell that on those who read this. We are purposeful beings in a purposeful place.

[@JamesWjRose]

"I'm pretty pleased by all my books" So are we Richard, thanks for all of them and for all you do.

[@charlescarter2072]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/fX_bn3qHebljd9Usi=iahrfEi0YdFhJTiD

[@SparkySteve.]

Richard, i salute you. Long may the articulate, intelligent, English gentleman love and continue in this age of uncertainty. On behalf of all humanity, thank you ❤

[@paulgregory777]

Richard is a fool or a liar... "The FOOL hath said in his heart, "There is no God!"'. (Psalm 14v1) The person who says it with their mouth, but knows in their heart there is a God ... is a liar. The person who actually believes it in their heart there is no God... is called a FOOL by God! Because only a FOOL can believe that you can have design without a DESIGNER and creation without a CREATOR! The whole of CREATION is proof of the CREATOR! The atheistic evolutionary 'concept' that "Nothing created something and something evolved into everything"... is simply delusional. Dawkins and Gervais will never eliminate the belief that there is a CREATOR God. So they are wasting their time as they try and PRETEND Good didn't exist! And if they really believe God doesn't exist, they are even bigger fools for wasting so much of their time arguing against something they don't believe exists, when they can't even prove there is no God. In fact Dawkins says he's an agnostic... not an atheist... because he can't prove God doesn't't exist. What a fool he is...

[@aanchaallllllll]

2:08: 💫 The speaker praises Ricky Gervais for his comedy, acting, and writing skills, highlighting his irreverent and witty style and his ability to push boundaries. 10:37: 😂 The speaker discusses the role of comedians in addressing dark realities and using humor to lift spirits. 19:49: 🐊 The speaker discusses the possibility of a crocoduck and the potential for bringing back mammoths through cloning. 28:06: 🗣 The speaker discusses their experiences as an atheist and the perception of atheism in society. 39:21: 🎭 The speaker discusses the importance of honesty and bravery in comedy, emphasizing the need to differentiate between joking about a subject and targeting individuals or groups. 43:33: 💬 The speaker discusses the difference between being correct and being politically correct and expresses their belief that jokes about anything are allowed as long as the joke itself is considered. 52:23: 🤔 The speaker discusses the influence of religion on intelligence and the fear of openly identifying as an atheist, as well as the importance of criticizing ideas without hurting individuals. They also mention their lack of superstitions and their approach to changing minds through comedy and factual arguments. 1:02:07: 😊 The speaker feels proud and gratified by the emotional impact their work has had on people, including changing lives and helping others break free from religious beliefs. 1:08:42: 🎤 The speaker discusses the importance of organizations like the Clergy Project and the misconception that criticizing religion means criticizing religious individuals. Recap by Tammy AI

[@tishie42]

Does anyone ever proper thank you Tammy AI? Or do you even know what thank you means? Either way, thank you Tammy. 😊

[@schiiirm]

The speaker asks good questions tbh. They all seem open minded enough to speak about this. They rely on facts but what is a fact.

[@SazachaNancySktghaxeeahw-rp5gd]

Could you repeat that I couldn’t hear you

[@luckylychee9]

I love this conversation, serious topics at one time, light hearted talk at other times. Dawkins and Gervais have great chemistry.

[@paulgregory777]

"The FOOL hath said in his heart, "There is no God!"'. (Psalm 14v1) The person who says it with their mouth, but knows in their heart there is a God ... is a liar. The person who actually believes it in their heart there is no God... is called a FOOL by God! Because only a FOOL can believe that you can have design without a DESIGNER and creation without a CREATOR! The whole of CREATION is proof of the CREATOR! The atheistic evolutionary 'concept' that "Nothing created something and something evolved into everything"... is simply delusional. Dawkins and Gervais will never eliminate the belief that there is a CREATOR God. So they are wasting their time as they try and PRETEND Good didn't exist! And if they really believe God doesn't exist, they are even bigger fools for wasting so much of their time arguing against something they don't believe exists, when they can't even prove there is no God. In fact Dawkins says he's an agnostic... not an atheist... because he can't prove God doesn't't exist. What a fool he is...

[@petrap.7256]

absolutely

[@6CAJAC6]

Host is the weakest link

[@PinkiePi]

I started looking for meaning in life in my teenage years. I looked into Buddhism, Christianity (read the Bible cover-to-cover twice), and even the Mormonism because half of my family was stuck in that cult. When I was 20, I found The God Delusion in the bookstore at the community college I was attending, and devoured it voraciously over just a few days. It made sense. I credit Richard Dawkins for opening my eyes to the possibilities inherent in reality and the value of rationality and critical thinking. I credit Carl Sagan for opening my mind to the beauty and splendor inherent in our universe, and for taking on a skeptical and scientific viewpoint of the world. And I credit Ricky Gervais for giving me the courage to honestly express myself as an Atheist, and to be outspoken about it. Other great influences on my Atheistic and scientific perspectives have been Stephen Fry, Christopher Hitchens, Sam Harris, and Aron Ra. I can't express enough the gratitude I feel for all of you. Thank you!

[@countofst.germain6417]

When I was about 17. I watched your documentaries and it changed my life. I understood the bullshit and the manipulation, 15 years later I never looked back. You are still my inspiration. You opened this whole culture to me. You should be very proud of the life you lived! Edit this is the most humble and intelligent comment section ive ever seen.

[@usersomething29]

What are some of his docus? I would love to watch them

[@TheEnglishCafe]

@@usersomething29 Richard Dawkins - The Genius of Charles Darwin

[@wbaumschlager]

And then you came along ;)

[@DjZephy]

Who? Ricky gervais? You need to be more specific

[@damianeadie510]

​​@@usersomething29 like to show people "Nice Guys Finish First" a TV programme he made around 1987... never forgot how Vampire bats who beg other for blood but never return the favour get shunned... the mechanics of morality and altruism in other species is interesting to learn about, especially if you've never been convinced they are handed down from on high by an omnipotent creator to his favourite species on earth :-)

[@andyrules999]

Dawkins and Gervais are great minds of this era. If only others were as brave to be hounest as these two

[@Greblav]

Just do it/ be it, it might take some getting used to but work on it and enrich your sorroundings and in the end the world ❤

[@nonegone7170]

Dawkins i'll give you, but Gervais a great mind? really?

[@xenu-dark-tony]

I relish listening to such intelligent people. Ricky is so incredibly quick, with such great observation of human behaviour. Very few people have his objectivity. Richard has for a very long time been a hero of mine, speaking out against the aggravating, irritating, infuriating inherited bollocks the - mainly American people regurgitate. I love the dear, kind American people of what is really my second home, but by fuck that religious bullshit drives you up the wall. "Gaahd" this and "Gaahd" that, all the fucking time, till you want to tell them to poke their fucking superstition up their commodious arses. Worse still, most of it is that silly Italian religion that scooped up senior nazis after the war and evacuated them all to South America, safe from the repercussions of their massive crimes. You can find examples that cult's offences right down through its existence, often as revolting and cruel as the crimes of that other insanity, Islam. Thankfully, as mankind's intellect expands, those two vile cults are slowly withering, and one day they will be gone. What a world it will be!

[@flippy66]

Dawkins is, Gervais is a performer/comedian, but hardly a great thinker, everything he says has already been said.

[@andyrules999]

@@flippy66 Gervais rips religions apart like they have never felt before

[@marieljunggren8568]

Ricky's famous/infamous speach at the Oscars' some years back I think is the most important performance he has ever done!❤❤❤💥💥💥 Got the perverts really upset. 👍👏👏👏

[@Farbautisonn]

Trust me. When you have lost all that you love, all that makes your life matter... you long for death to a degree that is beyond the greatest passion you ever had. Because all that is left is grief, sorrow, and tears. Every single day. If there is a hell on earth, that is it.

[@omarbataineh6028]

Amen!

[@multiversos1]

Marvellous Richard and Ricky! Two of my favourite humans on the planet.

[@discipleadamos9527]

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[@BigSplenda1885]

You're God (doesn't exist) damn right!

[@jackwhitbread4583]

Strongly recommend the 2021 Dawkins awards which I believe was won by Australian comic, lyricist, master pianist, composer, actor, writer, producer, director, playwright and environmental activist Tim Minchin. Really wonderful conversation between 2 very intellectual men.

[@guypaul]

Gervais' work is so beautifully human and he is so danged smart.

[@larsmkristensen]

As someone who was brought up pentecostal, The God Delusion was HUGE for me finding my way out of that state of mind, and eventually going to Uni and making my own path in life. Many, many thanks to Richard Dawkins.

[@SpaceMike3]

Congratulations man. Well done

[@ricklocke1187]

Well done you for extracating from 😊your former life

[@charlescarter2072]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/fX_bn3qHebljd9Usi=iahrfEi0YdFhJTiD

[@alanwyatt]

I can't be the only one who enjoys the works of Richard and Ricky so much and read every Dawkins book and watch every Gervais series.

[@noeditbookreviews]

I've read all of them except the two autobiographies, but I'm getting around to that after his new book, The Genetic Book of the Dead comes out. I can't wait for that! Which is your favorite RD book?

[@stevesop3324]

I think you are. If you are not then we live in a sorry world

[@brucemckay6615]

You are not alone

[@meghan42]

@@ABloodyEyeFull With all that knowledge you've absorbed, the greatest piece of actual wisdom you missed is your identification as being "British". Don't worry. I do it too. The important part is realizing it. Sometimes I get that proud feeling about something a Canadian does or says but then realize Ia m jsut idfentifying with a so called nation. We made that all up.

[@discipleadamos9527]

​@@bartymurnskzbin.info/www/bejne/oobSlYioe8yKick

[@burstmxde6617]

Can we just appreciate how down to earth, grounded and intelligent Ricky is, considering how much of a celebrity he is.

[@DjZephy]

I always found him to be an obnoxious snotty prick

[@richardwalton6993]

The tenets of “behavioural determinism”, as plotted by those who would seek to further a kind of new age Dawkinism are, unfortunately, susceptible to the socio-political malignancies that commonly grow from subjective moral guidance. For in attempting to assert autonomy over some of the more disheveling effects of our delinquent “selfish genes”, we might be told to “do as you would be done by”. [Dawkins] This, of course, could easily be a ripe recipe for disaster, as we all have different tastes: For instance: you love your parsnips, but your better half finds them vomit inducing and horrible, perhaps.

[@NulJern]

There is people more famous than Ricky and whom are more down to earth and grounded. Let's be honest, grounded and down to earth are not the first things coming to mind seeing other videos with him.

[@burstmxde6617]

@@NulJern How did you managed to spin this into a negative thing, or a competition for who's the most grounded celebrity..?

[@NulJern]

@@burstmxde6617 so because i don't think he is down to earth or grounded that is now a negative thing? Lol. Oh and i didn't spin anything, i read what you wrote and disagree, deal with it.

[@w1swh1]

Great , love it! Some of the discussion reminds me of a work colleague who would often say to me and his fellow workers: " You've waited millions of years for your chance on this planet and you chose to spend it working in an insurance company"😀😀

[@SunnyBeetle1922]

If someone says you shouldn’t question this…. You’ve got to question it….Thank you Ricky!!!!👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@86baydizzle]

Keeping George carlins dictum alive "question everything. Question everthing. Everything you read, everything you hear..."

[@SunnyBeetle1922]

@@86baydizzle 💯Exactly!!👏🏽👏🏽

[@profbri.02]

Absolutely! Bravo Ricky, {may I call you Ricky?}, 👏👏👏

[@rukeyser]

Indeed. Faith is not always a problem, Fundamentalism always is.

[@themanwithnoname1839]

Agreed, i just personally wished more people in america would do this with politics, far too many morons out there believing every word said to them hook, line and sinker without a second thought primarily due to what they hear aligns with their beliefs, instead of maybe saying well what if im wrong, ALMOST everyone just goes yep sounds right cuz that is what i already believe, and no im not pointing to one side or the other its just that too many just take what theyre given without a second thought, old timey carpet baggers and snake oil salesmen would DESTROY the market in america today.....

[@SheidaRad]

Thank you! You are both very very inspiring to me. Love from an Iranian ex-Muslim atheist in Italy!

[@Gypsy-Brown]

Ricky is a very genuine honest person and it comes across very clearly in interviews. I love these intelligent conversations about important issues that could end up very heavy and serious, but are made interesting and humorous instead.

[@99griff99]

He’s also a free mason…

[@user-et4fb7yu9e]

Everybody and I mean everybody knows that there is a God accept Jesus now while you still have a chance

[@NigelandOllies]

@@user-et4fb7yu9eYes! All praise Allah!!!

[@jamesregiste960]

​​@@user-et4fb7yu9esorry ,I tend to reject things that cannot be proven, I have just as many problems with people who claim "there is no god"? If you cannot prove God doesn't exist Ihave the same problem, can that be proven?

[@robndaggi]

Russell's celestial teapot poses a similar problem...

[@meridianheights6255]

Three wonderful, entertaing gentlemen giving us a fantastic conversation. Thank you for all you do Richard Dawkins.

[@normanthrelfall2646]

The Miracle of the Atom The Laws of physics that exist are due to the activity within the atom, which is finely tuned in order for us to exist and as we know atoms are required for life. The main energy level occupied by an electron during orbit is dictated by its fixed distance from the nucleus of the atom. This is relative to electron and proton attraction. There are constants within the atom, like the size of the electric charge of the electron and the ratio of the masses of the protons relative to each other. All orbitals that have the same value “N” being the main energy level relates to the quantum number and are said to share the same shell level. Protons are subatomic particles which are charged in relation to the nucleus, electrons are attracted towards them because they have opposite electrical charges; this fine tuning keeps them in orbit around the nucleus making the development of life possible as we know it. The atom is a miracle of design not an accident waiting to happen. Everything is made up of atoms which are finely tuned for the building blocks of life and also they create the environment necessary for the existence of life. The conditions on our own earth in particular are finely tuned being described as biophilic in which life as we know it can flourish. If any of the fundamental constants like the speed of light or the strength of gravity were to change just a little, then life as we know it would cease to exist. This realization has led some physicists to argue that our universe is intelligently designed, made especially for us, no accident waiting to happen. We live in a finely tuned universe perfectly primed in order to support life. There is irreducible complexity within the atom never mine the cell as atoms make up cells and are responsible for life as we know it. Atoms are unique and their atomic number dictates what substance or chemical property they have. Carbon for instance has an atomic number of 6 positively charged protons in the nucleus. Atoms are essential building blocks of life, for example the body contains fat which is made up of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atoms. Carbon atoms because of their unique make-up also bond strongly to other elements such as hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen because they have branches or rings of various sizes that contain thousands of atoms, carbon is quite accommodating with other substances. These have unique atomic numbers that make life possible. Atoms suffer from irreducible complexity because all the electrons, protons and neutrons must be present at the same time in a particular number and order, for the atom to function as a designated substance. This knowledge dispenses with the idea of mutations and natural selection relating to chemical interactions. Life on the earth is based on carbon chemistry. Carbon is used in organic matter such as our bodies for instance in order to maintain life. They silently carry out important chemical reactions within our bodies and they are essential to life on the earth. Carbon atoms make up the sun, stars, comets and the atmosphere of most planets. Carbon is found in coal, oil, diamonds and natural gas deposits. The atom is clearly designed and many physicists now recognise this, but they won’t use the word God or Creator, they would sooner believe aliens were responsible, but the question is then begged who made the aliens? The term atom really means invisible unit or uncuttable, and for a long time it was thought that the atom could not be split, but when they did, it produced the atomic bomb. An infinite intelligence made the various atoms which are so small and are measured as being one tenth of a billionth of a metre across. They are so small that they cannot be seen under a powerful microscope. We are led to believe that all our sophisticated atoms are derived from an invented primordial complex soup of chemicals which then produced the first living cells. Remember each atom is unique due to its composition and arrangement of subatomic particles relative to the number of protons in the nucleus. This is no accident waiting to happen! A primordial soup is purely fictitious and based on fantasy and imagination because men do not want to retain God in their knowledge. Jesus did not lie to us concerning him being the Son of God and the Saviour of the world. He said that men shall give an account for every idle word spoken, except they repent of their sins!

[@Devoncs]

My 6yo son, with super religious grandparents on his mom's side, asked "what is God and what is heaven?" Prepared for this, as all parents should be towards the tricky questions, I was able to tell him "God is an answer to the question about how am I here, living in this world (i.e. what came before me). Heaven is an answer to what comes next after I die. But the real answers to those questions is that nobody knows. Someone made up God and heaven and someone believed it, just like the Raibow Connection song. If you're satisfied with that as an answer, fine. If not, and if you really want to, try to find out yourself!"

[@healthdoc]

‘Belligerent willful ignorance’ so perfectly said. What on thinks is a result of how one thinks.

[@utarian7]

Until watching this I didn’t realise how smart Gervais was and how funny Dawkins was.

[@RitaFalwell]

Ricky is just the best, hands down

[@szymon2525]

This needs more exposure and promotion

[@peterford5408]

Your comment was only 4 minutes after the upload time! Give them a chance 😂

[@szymon2525]

@@peterford5408 I've heard all their arguments countless times. They're the same as mine. They won't say anything new to me

[@szymon2525]

@@peterford5408 Ps. I almost finished watching it. Nice little chat with good points.

[@dranderson6071]

Why?

[@szymon2525]

@@dranderson6071 why what? Are you a troll wannabe or something?

[@domanz1]

Gotta love ricky. He actually does what he says. Absolute belter jokes that offend no one if people actually cared to listen to the joke and let it sit on them. It's all good fun, nothing malicious. Ricky is so harmless really. He just lets us share his honest look at our most humiliating and most often hilarious habits. Hell, everybody should be offended by what he says, because he doesn't leave anything out. Often I found myself in his jokes. But I don't feel offended. Because I know he didn't want to hurt me. He wanted to make me laugh at something that makes me ugly so it doesn't depress me as much. It's humbling and caring actually.

[@beinghuman3225]

Take a deep breath and tell us your deepest, darkest secret, so we can wipe our brow and know that we're not alone. AW

[@simonl1135]

Proud to be one of the 7 people that saw and enjoyed the Invention of Lying. My 6 compadres, are you here? Salut!

[@alexandradane3672]

What a thrilling discovery this channel is . I adore Richard Dawkins , says this enthused new Subscriber .

[@mitseraffej5812]

My brother, a science teacher in a provincial New Zealand school recounted the following response from a 13 year old student as he was trying to convey the enormity of evolutionary time scales. Using distance as an analogy for time he said something like this, “If Christ lived at a time equivalent to a distance just outside the school gate, then the dinosaurs would have existed 300 miles away in Auckland city”. The child thought for a while and then asked him, “ Do the dinosaurs in Auckland eat the people”.

[@dougm659]

Poor kid must have had an IQ of about 70….

[@mynameisChesto]

Legitimately two of my favourite people on planet earth

[@utopianna]

Ricky speaks of losing everything. I’m a mega-loser. 3 husbands and other family members. Hit by Hurricane Katrina. So the losses have really piled up: family, friends, possessions, patience, health, skills. But I have never lost my sense of humor. Now that my friends is the definition of a miracle.

[@ozzyherrera1027]

Divorce, or death?

[@kennypowers1945]

@@ozzyherrera1027either way not good.

[@kellz1377]

Loved the chalk & cheese dynamic of Richard & Ricky together, they really compliment each other well. I'm looking forward to more episodes of the podcast.

[@ThreeFineWonders]

I love that our culture brings these 2 minds together on a stage

[@alittlebitgone]

You misspelled morons. Just a reminder, Dawkins defends child sexual abuse as "no big deal".

[@susanlane8803]

Just goes to prove, if you have something to say, you're interesting!

[@HJeff]

Dr. Dawkins is is a true visionary, a passionate advocate for reason and science, and a relentless champion of the pursuit of truth. Every word that escapes his lips is a testament to his profound intelligence. His brilliance is simply breathtaking, and the eloquence with which he articulates complex ideas is nothing short of mesmerizing. Much love from Iran. ❤❤❤

[@peterhughes7445]

The most profound side of this debate is that you know full well that both of them are telling what they honestly believe is the truth. Neither of them are trying to pull the wool over in any way. Imagine if politicians, sports starts and other people in the public eye did this!!!!

[@Manbearpig4456]

Hawkins has spent his whole career avoiding the discussion what caused the Big Bang.

[@paulgregory777]

The claim that the world and all that's in it self invented... Is not scientific... but PHILOSOPHY. "The FOOL hath said in his heart, "There is no God!"'. (Psalm 14v1) The person who says it with their mouth, but knows in their heart there is a God ... is a liar. The person who actually believes it in their heart there is no God... is called a FOOL by God! Because only a FOOL can believe that you can have design without a DESIGNER and creation without a CREATOR! The whole of CREATION is proof of the CREATOR! The atheistic evolutionary 'concept' that "Nothing created something and something evolved into everything"... is simply delusional. Dawkins and Gervais will never eliminate the belief that there is a CREATOR God. So they are wasting their time as they try and PRETEND Good didn't exist! And if they really believe God doesn't exist, they are even bigger fools for wasting so much of their time arguing against something they don't believe exists, when they can't even prove there is no God. In fact Dawkins says he's an agnostic... not an atheist... because he can't prove God doesn't't exist. What a fool he is...

[@Mutnut333]

Refreshing to know other honest, decent, intellectual, humorous, curious, grounded, stable, witty, humble and articulate people are forwarding this message to the world. Here's to Richard and Ricky for opening minds to the reality in which we live....I consider myself a positive thinking, realist who is in awe of life and have always been. I just am baffled at the fact that we are the only species who is told to ignore the innate, animal self and instinct and believe a manmade God and book(s) created by those who want to control, exploit, harm and shame and blame.....it takes courage and a stubborn quality to have the fortitude to know who you are no matter who you upset....just as in Ricky's comedy. There is such a freedom in that!!! xoxo Great conversation....I could listen for days......Subscribing!!!

[@amichaelthomas83]

"If you don't know the answer Richard just say so" love it.

[@rememberrohit]

Thank you.. what a treat to listen to you both.

[@NoActuallyGo-KCUF-Yourself]

"I tend to just tell the truth.. Marketing wouldn't approve." And that's what it all comes down to. Lying makes more money.

[@Cherryblossm628]

I didn't know Richard Dawkins had a KZbin channel. I'm so glad I found this

[@ChrisGoosman-cd8mw]

Ricky's humour gives a great insight into the human psyche and Richard's science gives another understanding to the same human psyche which compliments each other very well.

[@AndyJarman]

Complement

[@schiiirm]

They bounce off each other well. Intelligence and thought

[@tonjegunasekera4961]

Thank you for giving me an insightful and entertaining conversation to listen in on 😊

[@letsgococo288]

Love Ricky!! His celeb roasting is my fav of all time!!

[@SjaakSchulteis]

After listening all the time while being busy making peanut butter cups and other things, it made my day and I subscribed. Love to listen to intelligent people, bright minds...Ricky Gervais and Richard Dawkins are together with people like Neil deGrasse Tyson, Brian Edward Cox and some I just don't recall the name at this instance.... glad to be able to listen and learn.

[@Theresa0617]

+Sjaak, it also makes cooking cleaning, and other tedious activities rather enjoyable.

[@user-gf5zf4vh9t]

Tyson is an idiot. Others are ok.

[@schiiirm]

Crazy part is that the comedian is more logical.

[@khankrum1]

Honesty always comes with a price that most people are unwilling to pay!

[@te4110]

I LOVE Ricky Gervais - he is SO quick witted!

[@renupathak4442]

Richard Dawkins is great and how wonderful to have Ricky Gervais with him. Feel so fortunate

[@Snowrosered]

There is a beauty to mystery that I am devoted to preserve. I object to doing away with the poetry of unknowing.

[@stellafalconer6715]

That was such a great way to spend an hour or so! Like many, I miss Hitch (hooray for all the videos and books), but the combination of Richard and Ricky was a joy, and has sent me back to Richard’s books and Ricky’s comedy. Thanks to all who arranged this talk.

[@barryhay8935]

This is your religion. A group of people you share common values and interest with. Their words resonate with your worldview. Godless and free. But, big but here, this worldview of godlessnesss is miserable as dogshit on a rainy day. Under your worldview, where “religion poisons everything”, showing your butthole on the internet cannot be proven as immoral or wrong. Lol. What a strange world we living in.

[@r.f.ravari374]

Richard Darwin is dead

[@lorenzsabbaer7725]

oh man i miss christopher hitchens!!!

[@jackwhitbread4583]

​@@r.f.ravari374Richard Darwin?? There's no such person love. Richard is very much alive and yes Darwin has been dead for quite some time!!

[@r.f.ravari374]

@@jackwhitbread4583 TLDR

[@MiaowMcDonald]

a wonderful event!! i wish i could’ve been there. amazing conversations. three of the most brilliant minds alive today. thanks for sharing this. 😊

[@Occult_Gibbet]

A scientist and a comedian - how cool!

[@docdope654]

i would ask them to come to my house, and it's unlimited beer.

[@dojinho]

Super interesting chat with two interesting and insightful fellows who always manage to articulate their thoughts in very clear terms.

[@chrispercival9789]

Ricky chooses happiness, of all his virtues i think that's the greatest. It certainly paid off with the great Dawkins introducing him... this must have given him such a buzz

[@justrelaxing1550]

Richard wiseman was obviously such a Ricky Gervais fan. He laughed uproariously at everything he said. He so thoroughly enjoyed his guests 😂😂

[@Kevin-iv3lv]

MR. DAWKINS! A big fan. You've forced me to think deeper about things. Glad I live while you live so I'm able to learn from you.

[@pallavidawson7933]

This was wonderful to listen to. Thank you to all involved.

[@itsmeyoufool37]

Afterlife did have me in tears, I also laughed my face off. A superb show, genius. Thank you for this talk, it's wonderful

[@paulgregory777]

Not wonderful. Unless you believe foolishness is wonderful! "The FOOL hath said in his heart, "There is no God!"'. (Psalm 14v1) The person who says it with their mouth, but knows in their heart there is a God ... is a liar. The person who actually believes it in their heart there is no God... is called a FOOL by God! Because only a FOOL can believe that you can have design without a DESIGNER and creation without a CREATOR! The whole of CREATION is proof of the CREATOR! The atheistic evolutionary 'concept' that "Nothing created something and something evolved into everything"... is simply delusional. Dawkins and Gervais will never eliminate the belief that there is a CREATOR God. So they are wasting their time as they try and PRETEND Good didn't exist! And if they really believe God doesn't exist, they are even bigger fools for wasting so much of their time arguing against something they don't believe exists, when they can't even prove there is no God. In fact Dawkins says he's an agnostic... not an atheist... because he can't prove God doesn't't exist. What a fool he is...

[@QueenFizzix]

People like him give me courage to be honest.

[@sharonbland9061]

After life was brilliant. One quote i heard was Men plant trees, the shade they will never sit under. That is really quite profound

[@tikkiu7345]

That is a profound quote, I like it, I found it a very touching series. My favourite parts were when he would sit on the bench with the lady that had lost her husband, I found the development of that relationship as the series went on truely touching. She appeared as a sage, wise with age to guide this lost light onto the right path. We all need someone like that in our lives.

[@trumpsAnti-ChristsREvil]

that wasn't a trump quote?

[@janetpond9956]

Fabulous discussion with two awesome people Richard Dawkins has the most gorgeous way of speaking and it sounds hilarious when he swears.

[@redeagle999]

What a treat to listen to 3 intelligent people chatting. My brain is more relaxed now. Ricky Gervais has the best giggle.

[@Bysia69]

Absolutely agree with your post.

[@badmaniak]

I see only two...

[@hellabella8295]

😂😂😂😂 I know right.. Every cell in my body CRINGES with what’s going on in the world today.. ESPECIALLY IMBECILES DEFENDING HAMAS.. we are DOOMED.. DOOMED..

[@gissellest333]

Love Ricky and his brutal honesty.

[@paulgregory777]

But Ricky is brutally delusional too... "The FOOL hath said in his heart, "There is no God!"'. (Psalm 14v1) The person who says it with their mouth, but knows in their heart there is a God ... is a liar. The person who actually believes it in their heart there is no God... is called a FOOL by God! Because only a FOOL can believe that you can have design without a DESIGNER and creation without a CREATOR! The whole of CREATION is proof of the CREATOR! The atheistic evolutionary 'concept' that "Nothing created something and something evolved into everything"... is simply delusional. Dawkins and Gervais will never eliminate the belief that there is a CREATOR God. So they are wasting their time as they try and PRETEND Good didn't exist! And if they really believe God doesn't exist, they are even bigger fools for wasting so much of their time arguing against something they don't believe exists, when they can't even prove there is no God. In fact Dawkins says he's an agnostic... not an atheist... because he can't prove God doesn't't exist. What a fool he is...

[@FourDeuce01]

Harry Truman was nicknamed “Give ‘em Hell Harry”. One day a reporter asked him why they called him that. Truman answered “I don’t give them hell. I just tell them the truth and they think it’s hell.”😜

[@yunnailavayen5574]

Honesty " IS NOT BRUTAL" IS FREEDOM OF COMMON SENSE!! THERE NEVER EXISTED A god!!

[@paulgregory777]

@@yunnailavayen5574 That's delusional too. If you listened to Richard Dawkins... you would know that Atheists cannot say... or prove... there is no God. So your statement that "there is no God" is based purely on blind faith. A faith that is blind to the fact that... - You cannot have design without a DESIGNER - You cannot have creation without a CREATOR. Your blnd faith belief that "Nothing created something. And something evolved into everything"... (which is the essence of atheistic evolution...) is truly unscientific and delusional.

[@kev7552]

Scientists still can't tell us what energy is lol. @@yunnailavayen5574

[@mchughb31]

One of the most amazing videos I’ve ever watched. This is what KZbin was intended to be.

[@AlistairClive-vz4dh]

Thank you thank you Mr Hawkins, especially for not back down & sticking to as close to reality as we know!

[@Epicdps]

Only two weeks ago I saw the brilliant conversation between you and Ricky from 2019, I was pleasantly surprised to see this channel recommended to me today.

[@mikehatalovsky881]

Heroes! Both of you!

[@tikkiu7345]

I guess we can have personal heros.

[@zkmarija]

I'm so lucky to be 1/trillion to be born to share my time on the planet earth at the same time when these two were present

[@kangre63]

Long live Professor Richard Dawkins. One of the most courageous and intelligent humans alive. Thank you Professor Dawkins. You have given me strength to seek truth and not feel alone when surrounded by religious people (especially the Christians who wear their religion “on their sleeve”).

[@Welcome2TheInternet]

picking on religious idiots is like shooting fish in a barrel. nothing corageous about that. it's just schtick.

[@isabellachiari6736]

Prof. Dawkins I really believe I would never get tired of your voice and humor ❤

[@userwl2850]

Are you really as pretty as your thumbnail 🤗

[@miriistina]

Funny that, i don't think he would either 🤔

[@isabellachiari6736]

@@userwl2850 not really now, I am so tired and have eye bags :-)

[@stevesop3324]

Just the sight of him makes me sick

[@stevesop3324]

Hardly having to listen to his cockey accent makes me sick

[@marieljunggren8568]

Really enjoyed it. Richard, you signed a copy of two of your books for me at an event in Stockholm, Sweden some years back. Thank you!

[@christophercharles3169]

I appreciated when Ricky said "every scientist committed heresy at some point". Going against ignorant superstitious norms was often the way to revelation and knowledge . There is a great movie called The Physician that perfectly illustrates this point. Religious dogma at the time decreed that it was illegal and punishable by death to perform an autopsy on a corps. The Shaw was suffering from what was called side sickness at the time. In order to help the Shaw, he disobeyed the law and performed the autopsy on a patient that had just died from side sickness. He was able to determine that the pain was caused by an infection of the appendix, something we now know as Appendicitis. Who knows how much more advanced medical science would be today if religious dogma hadn't kept it in the dark ages for so very long. I highly recommend the movie.

[@cynthiajohnston9065]

Just as an FYI, it is that, and corpse. Common mistakes. Just offer g for future use.

[@davidelliott5843]

@@cynthiajohnston9065it’s likely an auto correct error. Easily missed as it’s not mis-spelled.

[@evidencebased1]

@@davidelliott5843 misspelled 😊❤

[@tishie42]

Religion is still keeping us in the dark ages.

[@evidencebased1]

@@tishie42 It is a tightrope that religious leaders travel with difficulty. If they allow people to progress and think for themselves then they risk losing their best and brightest minds to atheism or deism. If they block progress than other less dogmatic cultures pass them by and, as you say, leave them in the dark ages.

[@susanlane8803]

Great news to have more 'After life', that was Ricky at his best, just a prophetic, funny and moving series!

[@FactStorm]

Yes, two of my favourite people reunited again! This is such a pleasure to watch, thanks for uploading!

[@mobiditch6848]

I was wondering if you say reunited do you need to say “again”.

[@justrelaxing1550]

Imagine being as smart as Ricky and Richard (and yes I put them in equal category) which means you have very few people you can relate to because your understanding of the world is so vast that few can share and engage at the same level of comprehension.

[@brianmccarthy5657]

Anything that shouldn't be questioned that's what you should question. Yes absolutely.

[@danielsimkins864]

Looking forward to more of these. Brilliantly witty and insightful.

[@TheLegenDacster]

Absolutely fantastic, thanks to EVERYONE involved. Looking forward to enjoying and cherishing this on many occasions to come.

[@owlforest4107]

So glad to find this broadcast....Huge gratitude

[@dennisdegen8068]

Hello, from Canada. Thank you, sir Richard. And Mr Gervais. Thank you for your entertaining honesty.

[@jeffhumphrey873]

The interviewer deserves massive props here. Dr. Dawkins and Mr. Gervais are big presences, and he both allowed them to shine and propel an amazingly funny and deep conversation. Bravo!

[@ozgurbirey5402]

Here he is, one of the greatest thinkers teachers in the human history ever, like Sokrates, like Hume , like B. Russell . Thank you very much for the podcast.

[@rcpmac]

And don’t forget Dawkins…

[@mattw.856]

Richard you are my hero. I strive every day to be like you. The minds you've opened undoubtedly will have profound effect on our future as a species. I wouldn't be be remiss to say you and your brethern may well have sewn the seeds for true freedom for humankind. Time will tell, but I'm optimistic.

[@Velvet3232]

I dont know why i have to utter this. But honesty is how you start every conversation. If not, there's no conversation.

[@antoinettejoubert]

Loved it! You are my hero and an icon,who also changed my life! Thank you😊

[@Mycosyco1]

Thank you so much for this. I think Ricky is a world treasure!

[@RickyResells]

Thanks